"Note to politicians: You can just do stuff regular people actually need and want and it's ok."

Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months by First Dog in the Moon

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/may/18/heres-a-list-of-things-zohran-mamdani-has-done-in-just-four-months

Arc de Mockingbird

#birds #birding #nature

#AI could make humans less intelligent, warns Royal Observatory

Liv McMahon, May 18, 2026

Excerpt: "The rise of #AITools that instantly answer questions and complex problems could make humans less intelligent, the Royal Observatory Greenwich has warned.

"The Observatory, one of the UK's oldest purpose-built scientific institutions, is known for its contributions to astronomy.
Paddy Rodgers, director of the Royal Museums Greenwich group which oversees it, said its rich history of research showed the power of #HumanKnowledge and #curiosity - and the need to avoid 'complete dependence' on AI.

" 'A reliance solely on instant answers risks losing the habits of questioning and evaluation that underpin knowledge, expertise and innovation,' he said."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2023l60370o

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uNpW1

#AISucks #DumbingUsDown #CriticalThinkingSkills #HumanIntelligence

„Long way home“ (2009)
Photo ©️ Dietmar Bachmann
📍Felskinn, Saas Fee, Switzerland

#monochromemonday #monochrome #bnw #photomonday #bnwphotography #photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #snow #alps #mountains #photo #winter #rocks #loneliness #man #switzerland #LeicaM #LeicaM8 #Leica #monochrom #schwarzweiss #fotomontag #Winter #Felsen #schwarzweissfotografie #Fotografie #street #Schnee #Alpen #Berge #Einsamkeit #Mann #Schweiz #Foto

I think every one of the last dozen photoshops I’ve done has had some knob or another reply with “AI SLOP!!”.

Look. Skill issue. You may not be able to hallucinate absolute dorkarse nonsense by yourself, but some of us can.